Cosby caught up in sex scandal

COMEDIAN Bill Cosby is at the centre of a sex scandal following allegations that he drugged and sexually molested a woman.

A United States federal judge denied a bid for a gag order in the lawsuit. He also denied a motion to keep secret the names of other women alleging similar assaults.

Attorneys for Cosby, 68, had sought the gag order and also asked the court to bar parties in the case from discussing any information disclosed during the discovery phase of the trial.